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  OUR #INTERNETISSUE IS NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR ETSY STORE!!! In a craze of excitement we asked our contributor Chris Scott some questions about his story, “How To Make Lasagna For A Dinner Party, Using Only Twitter.” 1. Tell us about the concept of your Runcible Spoon story this issue. I’ve always been fascinated by … Read more

The Runcible Spoon’s 10th issue-where if issues were years, this crazy thing would be a decade old and we’d be gifting each other presents of tin-is all about the most important meal of the day: BREAKFAST. Highlighting mostly recipes that you would in no way ever want to make at home (plus a few that … Read more

All our dreams came true last Saturday at The Runcible Spoon x Brooklyn Zine Fest’s Crowdsourced Community Cookbook-Making Extravaganza with East Village Inky’s Ayun Halliday at the Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturday event. We were delighted to see more than 80 foodfriends show up to make a page in our community cookbook. We hauled more than … Read more

View a virtual copy of our zine online here (just click on the thumbnail to pop an issue open). If you would like, you may print a stack of zines at home to distribute at cafes and boutiques in your ‘hood. We recommend printing them in color to preserve the pretty illustrations and collages. How … Read more

They say that once a magazine or a newspaper writes about a trend (ahem, New York Times), it signifies the death of that trend. But when I saw this article, “The Next Great Asian Food Trend is Filipino Cuisine,” in Details Magazine, I nearly flipped out. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long … Read more

The BLAND issue is The Runcible Spoon’s most tasteless issue yet — a celebration of the beautifully boring, the subtly simple. A remembrance of picky ex-lovers and their condiment-less affairs, of college roommates who loaded their dinner plates up with exclusively white foods. Photo credit: It’s Nice That Instead of admonishing the concept, The BLAND … Read more

There was a pie contest at work for our upcoming #pieweek coverage. The idea was to pick something regional — and though I initially had very ambitious plans for something pecan-y or savory, I got lazy/cheap at the last minute. Here’s why key lime pie (or in my case, just regular lime pie) is awesome: … Read more

Our viking friend Cooper has Swedish roots and was inspired (by good old NPR) to show his pride on this year’s summer solstice. He’s also something of a fish-monger, so his real motivation was to smoke his own fish (directions below). We were happy to be part of the experiment — and the celebration — … Read more

This isn’t your usual “cheap eats” theme. The Spoon goes as far as it possibly can to save money on food - with curious, inventive and mostly low-brow results. There’s advice on how to maximize sample-eating at Whole Foods, recipes using free condiment packets, and a deliciously scary photo of an alien from artist Thu … Read more

Come celebrate the Runcible Spoon’s latest issue, “THE GROSS ISSUE,” at the newly opened Kafe Bohem in Shaw. There will be gross foods for you to sample, and a Make Your Own Pizza Mask craft. And wine and beer and cocktails and snacks for sale! AND THE NEW ISSUE OF THE RUNCIBLE SPOON! Featuring: Maggot … Read more